New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-18
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SOME OF ITS PEINCIPLEs-CoNfIDfNcE THAT TIE
BILL WILL PASS.
While il is highly probable that the Assembly and Gov
ernor m will approve the action OF the senate In passing
the Saturday a Holiday BILL the advocates OF the meas
ure here arc relaxing effort TO the adoption oho
reform Whether the afternoon or the week Is made
n legal hafholiday or not, they propose That the
movement shall be more fully and successfully
carried OFT hero this year than ever before
Various means have been adopted to reach this dc
srable perhaps the most important aside from
the work ut Albany the formation OF the Saturday
Half Holiday Association which has recently taken
place. This organization which Is onen Tor membership
10 all clerks and of both sexes has for It's object
the securing OF weekly half holiday throughout me
year ON the principle that n each employer VIII close his
place OF business II o'clock saturday all VIII nave
an equal advantage and none viii suier pccunlary loss
few OF tho cardinal principles OF TIE society are rs
follows:
obtaining the haltholay everything approaching CO.
constant appeal will the public to shop
objects OF the association WI be to o6ian
change pay to other day OF the week than saur
ihe work Will he carried on by from the var
throughout tho city with power 10 add 10 'er
number ,.- a., . ALL. l., ,ros,dont vIce
year until their successors are appoint'd
The dues OF the association are twenty-five cents
month for and ten cents Tor women All neinocFs
are cordially nT he 10 S o ha r and d Thursday
night of each month The mcetlngp,aee Is hJo ~ ..
ave The officers OF the society are Edward Johnston.
No I55 East seventy seventhst, president; George l.
Leary, OF Charles scribncTs Sons vicepresldent; W.
Croker No 926 West ScNcnteenthst, secretary, ana
Charles Blake. Of Arnold, Constable Co.. treasurer To
whom all dues may he sent Communications may
be either addressed the officers residences or In care OF
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Speaking about the progress and future OF the move
ment President Johnson said yesterday We are going
to make greater advances this year than ever before
our history Jho bill now before the Assembly will 20
through early this week and will have the effect OF closing
all downtown business on saturday afternoon on us ne
coming law. do not compulsory closing as some
OF the papers Ia think, but tho closing
OF the banks will OF necessity bring the exchanges,
brokers, commission houses insurance companies, ana,
fact all other kinds Of business into line ana SATURDAY
afternoon will the appearance OF regular
holiday"
Then he read the resolution adopted by the York
East Conference Mount Vernon last week recommends
10 their congregations on the second Sunday in May
This" lie added. with the resolution OF the other
conference Kingston, takes In nearly all the Methodist
churches In the state We viii endeavor TO have similar
action by all branches OF the Christian church and
in this may accomplish more comprehensive Work IMAM
we did before" 80
The association has already large membership and